I bought myself a present!!!
I've been looking at (and drooling over) feather weight machines for quite a while and finally bought one of my own! She's a Janome Jem Platinum 720 and I got her at a really good price! She has all the basic features of my Janome 4900--speed control, needle up/down, needle threader, stitch length/width control, presser foot extended lift, and the feet for both machines are interchangeable!! Plus her size qualifies as carry on airline luggage!
The sales lady recommended that I keep the box and Styrofoam inserts to use for protection if I was traveling with her.
I could have had the 760 model for $200 more but the only difference was more fancy stitch options. If I needed a fancy stitch, I'd go to my big machine anyway.
I haven't even unpacked her yet. First housework, laundry and vacuuming, THEN I'll have time to play with my new baby uninterrupted!